Michael Scott Caplan, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Brookline, MA
Michael Scott Caplan, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Brookline, Massachusetts, and NPI 1023064722, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 71356, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Scott Caplan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 71356 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1180 Beacon St Ste 5C, Brookline, MA 02446
- Phone
- (617) 264-8866
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2025
- Fax
- (617) 553-4138
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041112000387); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Scott Caplan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 71356Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dexmethylphenidate Hcl Er12 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Michael Scott Caplan among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Michael Scott Caplan, M.D. is one of 2,736 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
117 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Brookline
They are 117 of the 2,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Brookline, and 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Michael Scott Caplan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Scott Caplan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023064722, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Scott Caplan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1180 Beacon St Ste 5C, Brookline, MA, 02446. Phone: (617) 264-8866. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Scott Caplan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 71356, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Scott Caplan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Scott Caplan, M.D. had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.